ShelLuser
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ShelLuser

Bronze Forum Member, Male, from The Netherlands

omg... I'm now an EMC relic; been on EMC for 9 (!) years?! How time flies... it's amazing. Dec 15, 2023

ShelLuser was last seen:
Dec 29, 2023
    1. Tri_streak2
      hello i came acrsoss a post on the forums " why cant i see skins or heads" and i saw your comment "You messed with your Minecraft game folder and somehow removed important directories.
      There's one in particular I'm wondering about: assets\skins." and i noticed i dont have that file is there any way you can send me the file???
      1. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Do you have an URL? A bit more context? Anyway: assests\skins isn't a file, it's a folder which contains copies of all the skins of the people you met online. Normally it gets created automatically by the game.
        Jun 3, 2018
      2. Tri_streak2
        Tri_streak2
        yes i can send yo my email. Let me explain to you my problem. when i go on any server even if its my own i can not see other peoples skins. i have checked every thing and the only thing i could find was me not having the skin folder. if you know more on this topic may you try to help me
        Jun 3, 2018
    2. ShelLuser
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    3. TomvanWijnen
      IC Berlin (normally) stops at Hilversum, Amersfoort, Apeldoorn, Deventer, etc... ;) So it depends on how you want to go to the train, for what is most convenient. :)
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I'm aware. For the past times I've always boarded in Amersfoort and got off in Berlin (how is that for convenience?). However... I'm also aware of a 'real' ICE driving near Arnhem. Not sure where it's going though (other than into Germany).
        Jun 2, 2018
      3. TomvanWijnen
        TomvanWijnen
        Ah, yeah, that's also an option! That ICE goes to Frankfurt (Main), Basel, or similar. If you take that train, you'd change at Duisburg Hbf to another ICE,,which then goes to Berlin. It's not really that much faster though, and more expensive, but it does give the real ICE feeling. :)
        Jun 2, 2018
    4. ShelLuser
      Finally weekend :/
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      2. TomvanWijnen
        TomvanWijnen
        Weekend! Have a good weekend! ;)
        Jun 1, 2018
    5. ShelLuser
      Walked to the supermarket during a rainstorm, also expecting to cool off. Forgot about the high humidity; now I'm still warm _and_ sweaty :(
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      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I drink tap water too, but there's actually a bit more taste to mineralwater. And there's also the carbon gas inside which makes it a bit different.
        May 29, 2018
      4. TomvanWijnen
        TomvanWijnen
        Ohh, "bubbly water", yeah, that makes sense. ;) (I drink way too much of that too :P)
        May 29, 2018
      5. StgbtL
        StgbtL
        rip
        Jun 1, 2018
    6. ShelLuser
      I have never been more pleased that I am now. We learned, we evolved, we're back. Better than before. AND, we got support!
      1. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Sure.. maybe there are only 3 of us right now, GRIP agreed that we can provide backup (details will be discussed) and I like to believe that we will not make the same mistakes as before. The Phoenix is coming!
        May 27, 2018
    7. triphora
      Oh hey, you liked my post. YAY!
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I'll like your comment too :) Yeah, Krysyy and me came to a mutual agreement we could both live with. We have our disagreements still, but we somewhat agreed to disagree. I am back.
        May 27, 2018
    8. TomvanWijnen
      Woo, you can like again! :D (that's quite an odd sentence to say. :P)
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      3. TomvanWijnen
        TomvanWijnen
        "I am back" you were here all this time! ;)
        May 27, 2018
      4. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        And this is why we need the ability to like comments :D
        May 27, 2018
      5. TomvanWijnen
        May 27, 2018
    9. 607
      I just realised you liked one of my posts!
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I did?! oh wow. hmm, maybe it's the hot weather and we're seeing things? ok,ok,ok: I'll drop the act ;) Krysyy & me came to an agreement :)
        May 26, 2018
    10. ShelLuser
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      2. 607
        607
        Haha, awesome, thanks!
        May 26, 2018
    11. moonolotl
      I still love how you use the icon I made you <3
      I could always make you a new one if you want? You're due for an upgrade at this point
      (This is Chewsy by the way if it wasn't obvious, I got another name change)
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I didn't recognize the name, but this time I did recognize your avatar (which I also still enjoy looking at very much!). But your avatar has evolved ;) It's not only being used on the Empire, I'm actually using it on all Minecraft fora which are (somewhat) important to me :) Basically EMC, Planet Minecraft and Enjin (though I barely visit that these days).
        May 26, 2018
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        As to the upgrade... Feel free to give it a try. But I may be a bit more critical because it'll be hard to upgrade this one I think. I actually got some friendly feedback on PMC who I then referred to your webpage (the one with the art work on it and which name I now forgot).
        May 26, 2018
      4. moonolotl
        moonolotl
        I'll try my best then :D
        And again, im so glad you like it so much <3
        May 26, 2018
    12. triphora
      Can you help me build something with Schematica on SMP9?
      1. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Depends. I can provide some guidance I suppose. But the actual building process won't work; on SMP9 I am WAY out into the Frontier. (I usually don't pick any building jobs).
        May 25, 2018
      2. triphora
        triphora
        Nevermind, already 70% done :P
        May 25, 2018
    13. StgbtL
      looks like member of the month is coming to an end.. twas fun!
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Thanks but.. in all fairness... I'll be honest: It did "wake me up" a bit. But everything which happened afterwards (apart from me giving an iron voucher away (don't ask)) had no ties into this. I also like to think that it helped for Krysyy and me to come to a solid work around for my forum issue. But my 'awakening' doesn't end here. oh, heck no :P
        May 25, 2018
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I always have to deal with work, I'm in the end phase of a major project which means that I sometimes actually sleep during the day, work during the night because I cannot concentrate (nor motivate) when it's a bloody 25 degrees here. Not healthy, but it works. When that comes an end... hmmm....
        May 25, 2018
    14. crystaldragon13
      Read you comment on the new voter site, Planet Minecraft. Nice. =]
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        There is much more good stuff to gain from PMC than staff wannabe's :) I have to be honest, I only became more active since November or so last year but PMC is my other Minecraft home. (EMC for EMC stuff, PMC (notice what I did?) for general Minecraft stuff) :)
        May 25, 2018
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Thanks Crystal. You should see my profile though, right now it has EMC plastered all over it (which honestly triggered responses from some of my followers).

        (darn you 420 charcter limit!) :)
        May 25, 2018
    15. ShelLuser
      And so it finally happened: I got myself a Steam account :)
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      3. CoffeeAffinity
        CoffeeAffinity
        Niiice, there’s a number of fun games on steam, for both casual and hardcore gamers alike. If you would like a suggestion on a survival based game that lets you play and learn at your own pace, I would say try Niche: a genetics survival game. There’s a lot to see though in Steams impressive library.
        May 25, 2018
      4. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Right now I got myself a stick of truth and I am very much enjoying it :) (won't comment further because it's most definitely not EMC compatible) :)
        May 25, 2018
      5. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        You really know the warmth of the EMC community once you met 'm outside. I am really happy & gracious with the friend requests!. I am a very casual games outside EMC but I really enjoy the attention from some of you big players (I'm back to junior levels) :P
        May 27, 2018
    16. ShelLuser
      I wonder... could Minecraft ever be "finished"? When I consider 1.13 I'm tempted to say that it comes pretty close.
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      3. We3_MPO
        We3_MPO
        What block limit?
        May 23, 2018
      4. Otus_NigRum
        Otus_NigRum
        Impossible, minecraft is a sandbox game, it will always be needing fixes and improvements, and I do not think they will stop until the developers decide to call it quits and retire minecraft, which should be incredibly unlikely, I see minecraft going on for another 25 years before any signs of stopping.
        May 24, 2018
      5. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        @We3: Prior to 1.13 there was a 'physical' limit to the amount of blocks they could add, basically because of the way this was programmed. This is one of the reasons you have 'variants' (many blocks sharing the same ID), like the stone variants. 1.13 removes that limit, so they can now basically add whatever they want.
        May 24, 2018
    17. ShelLuser
      Someone really messed up at Mojang: not only can't I log on: my security questions are being accepted on Minecraft.net but /not/ on Mojang.com (tried to change my password).
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      3. Eviltoade
        Eviltoade
        I keep getting Invalid Email/Password. Similar issue?
        May 22, 2018
      4. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Ayups. Just contacted Mojang, seems they're having issues with their API server. Even so: best to be careful in these situations.
        May 22, 2018
      5. Otus_NigRum
        Otus_NigRum
        Works completely fine for me, although I see very little people on the server atm
        May 22, 2018
    18. We3_MPO
      Thanks for your nice comments/advice!
      1. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        NP! I really hope you're going to pull yourself through this. And remember: my mailbox is always open if you just want to chatter a bit.
        May 21, 2018
      2. We3_MPO
        We3_MPO
        I'll try to remember that. Like Krysyy, _Bunni__, etc. said, I think I may need a few days to two weeks (probably about a week) to truly contemplate. If I return, however, I'll probably dedicate most of my activity to the MPO and forum PMs, and be more of a lurker in most places reading others' posts to see who I should try to recruit.
        May 21, 2018
      3. We3_MPO
        We3_MPO
        Like, trying to keep a lower profile/fly under the radar. I don't even participate in the economy much because when I'm on, it's usually either to check in, to work on stuff at the MPO, or less often, to go to a Harvest Day event that Saz, John, Bara, and carol host sometimes.
        May 21, 2018
    19. triphora
      if TheOtherShell is GRIPCEO, are you GRIPCFO or GRIPCOO? :P
      1. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Not quite sure... I know I'm the player with a headache right now :)
        May 21, 2018
    20. Smooshed_Potato
      *notices he posted on We3's thread but didn't notice my hijack of ranting* Welp! I guess I'm Shelly now!
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      2. triphora
        triphora
        he notices it, but it's a very small area of text where he does :P
        May 21, 2018
      3. triphora
        triphora
        "
        See? that is what I like to do.. play the selfish part. MY tunnel, I no care. But of course I LOVE it when you DO use it (and get rich because of it).
        This turned into a rant.. Sorry potato, there can only be one Shell :p"
        May 21, 2018
      4. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I saw, I felt famous (thanks potatoe) and I responded :-)
        May 21, 2018
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    About

    Gender:
    Male
    Home page:
    http://catslair.org/
    Location:
    The Netherlands
    Occupation:
    Semi-retired
    I suppose I fall into the 'geek' category. I'm an IT professional and I basically learned most of it myself. "In my days..." we didn't have much I(C)T studies; perhaps apart from learning how WP5.1, Lotus 1-2-3 and dBase worked.

    Messed with computers most of my life (started with a C64, BBC Electron and later expanded to 286, 486 and the more modern machines) and often went way beyond merely "starting programs".

    Main hobbies: Scooter, synthesizers / sound design, Minecraft, watching a movie with my gf on a Saturday evening (<3), reading.

    About synthesizers:

    My tools of trade are Ableton Live (suite edition) powered by the midi controller known as 'Push'. Reason, which is plain out a music platform of its own and Max... the multimedia visual programming language which pretty much allows you to build anything you want. It's also incorporated into Live and known as Max for Live ("M4l").

    For the record: I own both... M4l as well as full Max license. This stuff goes deep.

    About Minecraft:

    My girlfriend introduced me to Minecraft in March 2014, and I was quickly hooked. Especially the redstone parts managed to grasp my interest, even though I had little clue on how to use them.

    3 days after discovering Minecraft I discovered the multiplayer communities, found a server I took a liking to and it was a very nice and educational experience. Eventually I lost my motivation; partly because of the way the server was run but mostly because of an upcoming map wipe. After playing and working very hard for 6 - 7 months only to realize that it would all go kab00m was too demotivating for me.

    "If I need to start all over anyway, then why not look around for other alternatives?".

    This is where I found the Empire. December 2014.

    I've been online for nearly 2 months at the time of writing, and I've now reached a point where there's no more doubt in my mind anymore: this is where I belong.

    Update:

    It seems that my opinion is shared by "the powers that be", because on March 2015 I got invited to become part of the EMC Contribution Team, an invitation I obviously took on both handed. I'm very excited, mostly because I take joy in the fact that people recognized and appreciated the things I've done so far; and have now put an official "label of approval" onto it.

    Update:

    As of October 2016 I quit said contribution team because I didn't feel motivated enough anymore. EMC is all about having fun for me, and as soon as something stops being fun then that's where I'll have to draw the line. For me a title becomes meaningless if you can no longer enjoy it, and I'm not really the kind of guy who needs to have status symbols. I'd rather let my actions speak for themselves :)

    Update (17th November 2016):

    It appears there are some wild rumors going about regarding me leaving the contrib. team, and I feel I need to squash those because after my last somewhat critical public remarks (critical is -not- the same as negative!) some people apparently thought that I somewhat became anti-EMC or something.

    Yes, I might sometimes criticize the staff and/or their actions. But that does not mean that I suddenly started hating on them or something. That's plain out ridiculous.

    Update (20th January 2018):

    As of some time I can no longer like other peoples posts. Nor can Aya who has been somewhat associated with me ever since we met (none of us mind). But if you wonder about it, now you know why.

    Update (1st February 2018):

    I'll still be doing plenty of posts (and occasional tutorials) on the Empire, but have decided to limit myself to EMC topics only. Every other project which addresses Minecraft in general will be posted to another location:

    http://www.planetminecraft.com/member/shelluser/

    Think about redstone tutorials, plugin reviews, command block tips and tricks, and even a way to create your own Herobrine mini boss :D If you're looking for me then that's where you'll find me.

    Update (August 2018):

    Having been honored with the 'Member of the Month' award earlier this year led me to re-evaluate some aspects and I decided to try and discuss my previously mentioned withdrawn like ability with the staff. And we came to both an understanding and mutual agreement which fully resolved that problem.

    Update (September 2018):

    I'm a little bit in a pickle right now because the person who sporadically plays using the AyanamiKun account has shared some discomfort with me regarding some previous aspects. They found "another place" and intend on playing a bit more frequently "over there". Where this leaves me, I dunno, but the one thing I do care about is GRIP (even though it's pretty dormant) and I've made preparations to secure the community efforts no matter what.

    tbh this is pretty much the only place you'll read about this and this is also all I'm willing to share. But being me I just had to share it somewhere, even though I'm convinced no one is going to read this :)

    Update (late September 2018):

    I am no longer actively playing on the Empire. No hard feelings, I still respect & admire this place, but on the other hand I also think the developers are turning the survival experience into something unrealistic and highly unbalanced; this isn't expanding Minecraft; it's contradicting it (hostile rabbits? yah, duh!).

    One of the reasons I took a liking to EMC in the first place was because it didn't alienate players from Minecraft itself. I can no longer say that.

    Update (2019 - now):

    Despite everything I said above I cannot help shake of the feeling that no matter what: I had a good time. And it was all provided to us for free. Yah, I can't let that slide by.

    I've had some luck on both the stock exchange as well as spiking up interest in my (small!) IT business and getting someone crazy enough to buy it from me.

    Of course they were after my customers but heck, that's business for you (and I not only informed said customers, I also helped 2 of them move onto another provider for a small fee. Should I ever re-start a business of my own they're seriously going to consider jumping back). Time will tell of course.

    But because of this I kinda felt like having fun. Both Aya and myself are now protected under the cloak of the permanent derelict protection. For the record: no abuse (or overuse). Aya always fancied a quarter (4 resses) and she got 'm (again) on SMP8. Me? Yah, I'm happy with one on Utopia and one for myself on SMP2. .. and my 2 official 'previous' resses of course. As for the 3rd derelict voucher.. I don't even recall what I did with that but I do know that it went to a good cause :) (I probably undersold it because at this point in my EMC life I don't care about money so much anymore).

    Then I decided that I should talk it out with staff and I did. I got to understand their point of view and they honestly saw mine for what it is. Results? Aya has normal forum access again, no holds barred, but staff would appreciate it if we didn't bid up against each other anymore also because in the end we kinda share the same assets.

    I do miss the sprees but then again I also understand staffs point of view (somewhat). They have a point when they worry about "foul" play, in the sense that an auction gets more value while in the end most in-game money comes from the same source (it wouldn't be the first time when Aya or me dumped some extras onto the other to cover for costs).

    It's a fair point I suppose.

    In the overall I'm slowly picking up some pace again. I won't be involved as much as I was at the start (so I think) but ... EMC is special in its own way.

    Comments about staff leaving?

    Note: I'm only talking about the staffers who some people started asking me questions about. Questions I never addressed until now.

    Yah... I can understand the motivations behind it. Because in the end the whole show is ran by one person and their will is law. And honestly? They're not very flexible about new ideas if you ask me. In fact... they're more like a control freak. When things get out of their control they don't try to deal with it and steer things into the right directions but instead try to enforce whatever they want.

    Works great if you're into that kind of thing, but for creative people who try to go broad it's a nightmare.

    Supervising people isn't only about telling them what you want them to do and spelling it all out, it's also about putting trust in them to do the right thing. Even if that sometimes goes outside of your comfort zone, especially if you're well aware that the intentions are all the same.

    Comments about 1.12 vs. 1.14?

    "Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness". No offense intended!

    EMC has some very interesting custom features but in the end it's also limiting them from upgrading. That's roughly all it is. And the stories about "instability" only get you so far, especially if you take into consideration that the Spigot project is already using 1.14.

    That's the project EMC is build on. Well, it's based on Paper and PaperMC is based on 1.12 whereas Spigot, the project they forked, is now 1.14.

    At this time I don't understand anymore. What does better speed gain you if you're way behind the facts?

    ... overspecialize...